Archive for June 30th, 2010

Taking photos of a single object in different locales has always been a passion for those who are bored and want to create some harmless fun. Who doesn’t like photographing garden gnomes in front of some of the world’s greatest landmarks?

Now Milwaukee has its own hyperlocal version with the arrival of Where is Mama Baby? Since Mama Baby just got started this week, her backstory is brief: after living in a box for the last 4 decades, she has re-emerged to enjoy a summer in Milwaukee meeting people and being photographed the whole time. Where will she be found? Based on the early displays, we can expect a mix of adult and childish pursuits: stops at alcohol filling stations and restful moments on diminutive objects.

Stay tuned.

Beer aficionados know that it took several years for New Belgium Brewing’s products to get proper distribution in Wisconsin. The Ft. Collins, Colorado-based brewery finally launched their products here in the past few years and we couldn’t be happier to have them. This Saturday, another New Belgium Brewing product debuts in Milwaukee: the Tour de Fat party. In past years the party has been dubbed a “Ballyhoo of Bikes & Beer” and this year’s fest should bring the same. Get thee to Humboldt Park on Saturday, July 3rd.

What to expect? Lots of costumes, modified bikes, sideshow acts, all washed down with a range of New Belgium beers served in biodegradable cups (they’ve thought of everything, huh?). Someone will even be trading their car in for a swanky new bike. No shit!

There is a bike parade at 10 am (arrive beforehand so you have time to register for that). Music and beer will be in full-swing by noon. Music and carnival antics provided by Yard Dogs Road Show and Mucca Pazza.

No cover charge for spectators. Just pay for your beers. The beer is poured by volunteers and all proceeds are donated to the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin.

Mucho Milwaukee can vouch for the fun that New Belgium brings.

Tour de Fat
Humboldt Park. 3000 S. Howell (Bayview)
Saturday, July 3, 2010. 9:00am – 4:00pm
Free!
More info: Tour de Fat, Bike Fed of Wisconsin.

Want to kill your shopping urge without spending any of your drinking and lottery ticket allowance? Then craigslist’s free section is for you! Your friends, neighbors, and dreaded co-workers all have a bunch of crap that they don’t want anymore. Why not take it off their hands for free and save your money for more important things like an Apple product that will be obsolete in 9 months?

- 1964 Kimball organ! OK, this one might actually be cool since it works. Grab a truck and pick it up in Muskego

- 30 (THIRTY!) High flow toilets. They say “all or nothing” but what are they gonna do if you only take 15?

- Old textbooks. Perfect for a kooky Christian homeschool marm who will spare any expense to educate her children.

- Drive to Germantown for something called an “Exersaucer!” Or don’t and just drop the word “Exersaucer” in your next conversation.

- Two $5 gift cards for American Apparel. Subsidize your thigh-high athletic sock habit.

- There’s a tape deck available in Pewaukee. “Not working”….yeah, that’ll move fast.

- Old Encyclopedias! You can pretend it’s a 20th century version of Wikipedia and write your own edits in the margins!

- Pool table. You can re-create “The Color of Money” every day after work.

- “Fridge!” (with exclamation point)

- Free couch and records on the East side. Those crazy college kids always putting things out on the curb.

- Recliner “Working and Very Comfy.” Also, very ugly.

- “Never used Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide” leads one to imagine that there is a dumb, out-of-shape, former Cub scout behind this ad.